Machine for holding paper



Oct. 3, 1933. D. E. LEGGE MACHINE FOR HOLDINGPAPER Filed Nov. 25, 1932FIG. 1

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' Patented Oct. 3, 1933 David E. Legge, Foxborough, Mass.

' Application Novcmber 25, 1932' w Serial No. s44,2o1

This invention relates to a machine for firmly holding paper, andparticularly sheets of paper to which gummed cloth or other material. isto be attached at one edge to make it into pads or.

Heretofore the sheets of paperhave been held in permanent position byplacing heavy weights on the top of the pile, which is quite commonlydone today, although I am well aware'that there are machines which areintended'to hold paper; but which are not generally used because theyare awkward and slow in operation.

One of my objects has been to provide a machine with mechanism that canbe readily moved to operable position and quickly clamped down on thepaper to be held regardless of the height of the stack of saidpaper.

Another object has been to so construct such a machine that it may serveas a truck on which to. carry the paper away.- Still another objecthasbeen to make my machine so simple in construction and easy inoperation that it is economical to build and maybe effectively used by awholly unskilled person and one who is not strong enough to handle theheavy weights now commonly used.

The foregoing and other objects which will appear as the nature of theinvention is better understood, may be accomplished by a construc- 30tion, combination and operative arrangement of parts such as isdisclosed by the drawing. The nature of the invention is such as torender it susceptible to various changes and modifications, and,therefore, I am not to be limited to the construction disclosed by thedrawings; but am entitled to all such changes therefrom as fall withinthe scope of my claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my machine.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of my machine showing a quantity of paperfirmly held in position.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the rear portion of my "machine showing thebrackets fastened thereto, between which the holding board is kept.

' Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view partly in sectionillustrating in detail my clamping mechanism in operable position.

As illustrated my machine has a platform 1 for the supply of paper torest upon, which platform is secured to a base 2. Said platform 1 andbase 2 slant downwardly towards the rear as illustrated in Figure 2 ofthe drawing. Said base 2 is equipped with one or more wheels 3 andfastened to said base are sides 4 which also serve as handles, therebymaking it possible to wheel my which are slidably mounted on said guiderods 5,

to which arms 7 are connected clamp members 9 by parts later explained.Said clampmembers 9 areactuated by. levers 10 which, have a cam portion11 at one end. An upright'standard'12, having a vertic'alslot 24therein, forms part of said a clamp member 9 and. extends upwardly intothe head portion 13 of arm 7, being movable in said ,arm. A pivot pin 20passes through said cam portionll of lever '10, being'eccentricallypositioned as shown in Figure 4, pivotally fastening it tosaid clamp member head portion 13.

In said slot 24 is a spring member 22 which seats on apin 23, whichpasses through said arm '7 and 'slot 24.

A supply of paper 16 ispla'ced on said platform 1 and a board14 placedon said paper. Said arms I '7 are slid down'on said rod 5 until theyrest on said board 14. Said levers 10 are then pushed over rearwardlyfrom their inoperable position which is illustrated by the lever 10 atthe left in Figure 1 of the drawings. This rotates the cam portion 11 sothat its larger part forces said standard .12 downwardly and clampmember 9 to thereby tightly hold the stack of paper 16 while gummedcloth or other material is applied to it. The downward movement of saidstandard 12 compresses said spring 22 on said pin 23, and upon thereturn of, said lever 10 to its original position by pushing itforwardly, the tension of this spring 22 forces said standard 12 andclamp member 9 upwardly, andall pressure on the board 14 and paper 16 isremoved. The arms 7 may then be slid upwardly and swung to one side anda the board 14 removed and slid in between brackets 15 attached to theback 8. Said board 14 is 100 preferably used so the clamping action willbe distributed over the supply of paper being held, and to protect it.

My machine may be grasped by said handles 4 and the paper moved aroundas on an ordinary truck.

What I claim is:

1. A paper holding machine comprising means to support a supply ofpaper, rod means attached to said first-mentioned means, an arm slidablymounted on said rod means, a clamping member embodyingv a standardmovable in said arm, and a lever adapted to contact with said standardwhen actuated to thereby move said clamping member to clamping position.

2. A paper holding machine comprising means to support a supply ofpaper, rod means attached to said support means,clampinginstrumentalities embodying an arm fastened to said rod means, alever eccentrically mounted on said arm, and a clamping member connectedto said arm adapted to be actuated by said lever.

3. A paper holding machine comprising means to support a supply ofpaper, rod means attached to said support means, clamping :mechanism.

fastened to said rod means embodying clamping members and leverseccentrically mounted to said mechanism and adapted when actuated tomove said clamping members to clamping position.'

4. A paper holding machine comprising means to support a supply ofpaper, rod means attached to said support means, an arm slidably mountedon said rod means, a clamping member embodying a standard, said armhaving provision to receive said standard therein, a lever having a camportion pivotally and eccentrically mounted on said arm and sopositioned with respect to said standard that actuation of said levermoves said standard. I

5. A paper holding machine comprising means to support a supply ofpaper, rod means attached to said support means, an arm slidably mountedon said rod means, said arm carrying a clamping member embodying astandard, ,sai'd standard having an opening therein, a spring-in saidopening, a lever eccentrically and pivotally mounted on said arm andadaptedto be movedfint o contact with said standard and actuate saidclamping member. V V, g

6. A paper holding machine comprising'means to support a supply ofpaper, rodmeans attached to said support meansyan armslidably mounted onsaid rod'means having an opening therein, said arm carrying a clampingmember embodying a standard slidable in said opening in said arm,said'standard having an opening therein, a spring in saidlatter-mentioned opening, a seat member for said spring fastened to saidarm, a lever having a cam portion eccentrically and pivotally mounted onsaid arm adapted to be moved into contact with said standard and actuatesaid clamping member.

7. A paper holding machine comprising means to support a supply ofpaper, rod means attached to said support means extending in an uprightposition, an arm slidably mounted on said rod means having an openingtherein, a clamping .-member embodying a standard slidable in saidopening, said standard having a slot therein intermediate its ends, aspring in said slot, a seat member for said spring extending throughsaid slot and into said arm, a lever having a cam portion eccentricallyand pivotally mounted to said 'arm', said lever being so positioned withrespect to. said standard that it is adapted to contact with saidstandard when actuated and move said standard downwardly,

8.'A paper holding machine comprising means to support a supply ofpaper, guide mechanism attached to said means, an arm slidably mountedon said guide mechanism having provision to slidably receive a standard,a clamping member embodying a standard slidably mounted in said arm,said standard having a slot therein, a spring in said slot,'a pinextending through said slot and into said arm, said spring resting onsaid pin, a lever having a cam portion eccentrically and pivotallymounted to the upper portion of said arm, said cam portion of said leverbeing adapted when actuated to contact with said standard and force itdownwardly thereby moving said clamping member to clamping position andcompressing said spring. r

9; A paper holding machine comprising means to support a supply of paperembodying wheel means and side members with their ends formed

